combined neckband-former and cuff and collar ironer



(No Model.) I

G. H. SIMPSON.

COMBINED NEOK BAND FORMER AND GUFF AND COLLAR IRONER.

No. 263,361. Patented Aug. 29, 1882.

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GEORGE H. SIMPSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COMBINED NECKBAND-FORMEIdAND CUFF AND COLLAR IRONER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersilatent No. 263,361, dated August29, 1882.

Application filed March 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY SIMP SON, acitizen of the United States, and aresident of Minneapolis, in thecounty of Hennepin and Stateof Minnesota, have madecertain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Neckband-Formers and Cuff and CollarIroners, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to machines for forming the neckbands of shirts,850., after they are starched, and also for ironing and polishingeuffs,collars, &c.; andit eonsistsin the con-I struction and arrangementof parts hereinat ter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front view,

and Fig. 2 is a side View,of the machine. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of the hollow main shaft and the interior heating apparatusdetached. Fig. 4 is a side view of the padded roller and its shaftdetached. Figs. 5 and 6 are views of the conical heated roll, showingvariations in its form.

Great difficulty has been experienced heretofore in laundering shirts bythe inability, through any method heretofore known, of forming theneckbands of shirts in regular, smooth, even shape and of a uniformlength every time they are laundered, and at right angles to the bosom,and also breaking them at the lower edge next the bosom 5 and toaccomplish all of the above objects, as well as to produce a machinethat will also iron and polish cuffs and collars, is the objectofmyinvention, which consists in the construction and combination of partshereinafter set forth.

Any well-known mechanical appliances may be employed to operate therolls; but for the purpose ofillustration Ihave shown one method which Ihave found to work very satisfactorily, which consists in mounting thetapered roll A upon the end of a hollow shaft, B, and journaling saidshaft in suitable boxes in aframe, (J. The shaft is revolved by gears ED and a belt and pulley, F F

H is a shaft parallel with the shaft B, and having a padded roller, Gr,attached to one end, beneath therollerA, said shaft H adapted to berevolved by gears a I), connecting it to the shaft B. The rear end ofthe shaft H is stepped in the frame 0, while the front portion passesthrough aslot in the opposite side of the frame, so that the shaft maybe moved up and down at its front end to enable the padded roll G to bebrought up against the roll A or moved away from it. This movement upand down will disengage the gears a b, so that when the padded roll isdropped down it will not be revolved, but when raised again will be atonce set in motion, a foottreadle lever, d, being used to raise andlower it.

The taper of the roll A may be made of any I desired angle or size, andthe sizeofthe padded roll may be varied to any extent and revolved atany desired speed, either against the roll A or in the same directionwith it.

The roll A is adapted to be heated by any suitable means, either by gas,steam, hot air, or a heated core; but generally a gaspipe, 0, will beemployed, running in from the rear and ending in a burner, g.

The shirt whose neckband is to be formed and broken, after beingstarched and dampened, is placed with one end of its neckband beneaththe lower edge'of the roller A and the bosom held at about right anglesto the tapered and curved surface of the roll A, as shown in Fig. 1 ath, which represents an outline of the bosom and neckba-nd of ashirt. Itwill be observed that the face of the bosom 7b next the front of theroller A is at an angle thereto, while the neckband is at right anglesto the bosom. By this means the face of the bosom does not comeincontact with the roller; hence it will not be soiled thereby. Thisresult could not be obtained by a straight roller, as the face of thebosom would come in contact I with the end of the roller. The paddedroll Gis then brought up against the revolving roll A and thrown intogear with the gears a b, which will run the neckband through between therolls and form it in a smooth, even shape, and at the same time polishit by the friction. The roller G has a flange or guide, G, upon itsfront end to form a corner into which the corner ot' the roll A forcesthe neckband to break the band down next the bosom and form a smooth,even joint. It will be noticed that the base of one tapering roller isnext to the apex of the other, and that the flange on one of the rollersis slightly beveled and does not fit close against the end face of theroll. If it did, the rollers would not operate to form the neckband, asdescribed, and if the flange were straight up and down, although oiffromthe end of the ironing-roller, the bosom would be apt to strike againstthe end of the roller and the parts would not operate as well as by theconstruction shown in the drawings. The action is very quick andthorough, and, the pressure and motion being uniform, the bands will beformed in uniform shape. One great advantage gained by this arrangementis that the bands are never stretched beyond their proper length,as theyfrequently are when operated on by hand; but a band of a certain lengthwill always be laundered just that length, and not one time a littlelarger and another time a little smaller, as is frequently the case withhand-work.

In Figs. 5 and 6 variations of the roller A are shown, consisting incombining with the tapered roll an ordinary straight roll, A, so that byproviding an extra set of padded rolls to fit the straight portion thesame operating mechanism and heating apparatus may be employed to ironand polish cufl's, collars, &c., as

these articles require a straight roll.

Two or more padded rolls of different forms corresponding to the partsAA of the roll may be arranged in a swinging frame to be alternatelythrown in and out of gear as they are required, so that it will be onlynecessary to throw one padded roller out of gear and another into gearwith the heated polishingroll to change the machine from aneckbandformer into a end or collar ironer.

The roll A and shaftB may be made in one piece, if desired, orseparately, as shown.

Ventilating-holes will be bored through the rear of the roll A and theshaft B to allow the heated air to' escape and to aid in the combustionof the gas.

I am aware that it is not new in ironing-machines to use a padded rollertapering from its inner to its outer end, in combination with a. fixediron having a concave surface to conform to the shape of the paddedroller.

What I claim as new is-- 1. In a neckband former, the revolvingheating-roller A, tapering from its outer to its inner end, incombination with the revolving padded roller B, tapering from its innerto its outer end, the two rolls being arranged as shown, to operateasset forth.

2. A shirt-neckband former consisting of a heating-roller, A, taperingfrom its outer to its inner end, in combination with padded roller Gr,tapering from its inner to its outer end, and provided with a flange, G,the two rollers being arranged to operate as set forth.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY SIMPSON.

Witnesses:

O. N. Woonwann, LOUIS FEnsER, Jr.

